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, おく.れる, おく.らす, おそ.い
slow, late, back, later
れる, 後れる, おくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, usu. 遅れる
1. to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue
oft. 後れる
2. to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times)
3. to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death
4. to be slow (of a clock or watch)
彼女は勉強が非常に後れている。
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, 鈍い, 晩い, 遲い, おそい
Only 遅い, Only 鈍い, Only 遲い
1. slow, time-consuming, sluggish
Only 晩い
2. late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night
3. later (than expected or usual), behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual
4. too late, having missed the boat
Archaism
5. dull, stupid
脈が遅いです。
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, ちこく
Takes suru, Intransitive
lateness, tardiness, arriving late
遅刻するのではないかと心配した。
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, 後れ, おくれ
delay, lag, postponement, falling behind
私達は多少の遅れを考慮に入れなければいけません。
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乗りれる, 乗りおくれる, 乗れる, のりおくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to miss (a train, bus, etc.)
2. to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times), to be left behind by
終電に乗り遅れたんだよ。
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くとも, おそくとも
Adverb, Antonym: 早くとも
at the latest
遅くとも着実なのが競争に勝つ。
かれ早かれ, おそかれはやかれ
Expression, Adverb
sooner or later
遅かれ早かれ彼は破滅する。
らせる, 後らせる, おくらせる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to delay, to postpone, to put off, to slow down, to hold up, to retard, to put back (a clock)
歯医者に行くのをどうして遅らせているのか。
れる, でおくれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to get a late start
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, ちえん
Takes suru, Intransitive, May take 'no'
delay, latency
僕は電車が遅延したので遅刻した。
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, , ちち
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
slow, lagging, tardy
その国民の社会生活に関するかぎりでは、進歩は実に遅々たるものである。
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流行, りゅうこうおくれ
NA-adjective, May take 'no'
out of fashion, out of style, outmoded
彼女のスカートは完全に流行遅れです。
, 手後れ, ておくれ
being too late, losing one's final chance
手後れにならないうちに、必要な措置を取るべきです。
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, おそく
Adverb
1. late
2. slowly
, ちちゃく
late arrival
, ちぎ
Takes suru, Intransitive
hesitation, vacillation
, ちどん
NA-adjective
dullness, stupidity
, ちじつ
long spring day
, ちこう
See 速効
delayed effect
, ちはつ
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. delayed departure, delayed start, leaving behind schedule
Antonym: 早発・3, Medicine term
2. delayed onset, late onset
3. delayed ignition, delayed detonation
, こうち
Antonym: 拙速
elaborate but slow execution, polished but slow work
, ちみゃく
May take 'no'
slow pulse
, りょうち
historical term
lingchi, death by a thousand cuts, slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
, ちろう
See 早漏
late ejaculation, impotence
, ちしゅん
Archaism
late spring, spring that comes late
, 栖, せいち
Takes suru
1. living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside
2. retirement house
, おそざくら
late-blooming cherry blossom
, ちどく
slow reading
, ちはい
Takes suru, Transitive, Intransitive
delay in rationing
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ればせ, 後ればせ, れ馳せ, 後れ馳せ, おくればせ
May take 'no', See 遅ればせながら・おくればせながら
belated, eleventh-hour
まき, 蒔き, 晩蒔き, おそまき
Antonym: 早まき・はやまき
1. sowing late
See 遅まきながら・おそまきながら
2. doing late
咲き, , おそざき
May take 'no'
late blooming (flower, talent), late flowering
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